Past Winners

Clotilde P. Garcia Tejano Book Prize

The Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin (TGSA) initiated the Clotilde P. Garcia Book Prize award in 2006 with two goals. Each year since then an author whose book focused on our Tejano heritage, history and contributions has been awarded:

(2) to put such published books in the spotlight and bring attention to Tejano Heritage, history and contributions. Each year since then, an author whose book focused on Tejano heritage, history, and contributions has been awarded a sum of $1,000.00, given recognition at the annual State Hispanic Genealogical Conference, and an advertised book-signing session at the Conference. The winning author is selected by a panel of three judges comprised of university professors, historians, and /or authors.

Past Winners:

Year

Author

Book

2017

Dr. Jerry D. Thompson

Tejano Tiger

2016

Dr. Arnoldo De Leon

Tejano West Texas

2015

Dr. Douglas A. Murphy

Two Armies on the Rio Grande: The Campaign of the US-Mexican War.

2014

Dr. Emilio Zamora

WWI Diary of Jose de la Luz Saenz

2013

Dr. Omar Valerio-Jimenez

River of Hope: Forging Identity Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands

2012

Dr. Thomas Kreneck

Del Pueblo: A History of Houston's Hispanic Community

2011

Dr. Jerry D. Thompson

Tejanos In Grey

2010

Dr. Emilio Zamora

Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs

2009

W. Eugene George

Lost Architecture of the Rio Grande

2008

Malcolm McLean

Voices From the Goliad Frontier

2007

Dr. Jerry D. Thompson

Cortina-Defending the Mexican Name in Texas

Process:

1. Information on contest, listing criteria to be used, and deadlines for submitting entries, are sent to publishers.

2. Judges (University professors and authors) are selected, given the criteria to be used and the deadline for selection of winner.

3. Awarding and recognition of the winning author at a conference banquet.

Clotilde P. Garcia Member's Choice Book Prize

TGSA Implemented the Member's Choice Award in 2015 to recognize self-published submissions by authors whose work is focused on Tejano history, heritage, or genealogy.